Clonal diversity of Haemophilus influenzae carriage isolated from under the age of 6 years children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pharyngeal carriers such as H. influenzae seem to constitute the only reservoir and probably the only transmission vehicle of the invasive disease. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of H. influenzae carriage, to characterize antibiotic susceptibility, and to explore genetic diversity of H. influenzae isolates. Sampling was carried out as nasopharynx swabs among children less than 6 years old volunteers. After traditional biochemical tests, isolates were confirmed by targeting omp6 sequence. Following the susceptibility tests, genomic diversity of strains was analyzed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis procedure.

Results

Out of 328 nasopharynx swabs, 73 strains were identified as H. influenzae. Among H. influenzae isolates, resistance to chlor

SUBMITTER: Shooraj F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737650 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature